Lexicon for Pan de Pascua's recipe.

2. The southern half of the earth.

3. The day before Christmas
(December 24th
)

4. A meal at night.

5. The period of time when
Christmas is celebrated.

6. to mix something repeatedly
using a utensil such as a spoon
or whisk

7. to put flour, sugar, etc. through
a sieve (= wire net shaped like a
bowl) to break up large pieces

8. A metal container which has butter or oil on it.
It is used to bake cakes.

9. To use an oven to cook some food.

10. To drop something (sugar, flour) over
something

11. A drink made of milk, sugar, beaten eggs and
brandy, drunk in Christmas

12. A powder used to make cakes rise. It is added
to the flour before baking.

13. A powder used to add flavour to the food.

14. Dried black grapes.

15. A type of nut that has a hard shell.

16. A purple or green fruit, which is dried.

17. 1.) A small spoon used to mix tea or coffee.
2.) a large spoon used to measure food.

19.  Countable nouns are nouns that can be used in
the singular or plural. We can count them.
 Apples  1 apple, 2 apples, 3 apples, etc.
 Pears  1 pear, 2 pears, 3 pears, etc…
 Chairs
 Cars
 Uncountable nouns can not be counted, but they
can be measured.
 Sugar  1 sugar, 2 sugars, 3 sugars…
 Sugar  1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoon of sugar,
etc.
 Water  1 water  1 cup of water, 1 bottle of
water, etc.

20.  They are called “indefinite articles”. “A” is
used to count one in quantity. It is used
before words that begin with a consonant.
Examples:
 a pear,
 a piece of lemon pie
 “An” is used to count one in quantity, but it
is used before words that begin with a vowel.
 An apple
 An egg

21.  “Some” is used when talking about a big
quantity of something but not all. It is used in
positive sentences with countable or
uncountable nouns:
 Ugh, some pears are rotten!
 Would you give me some water please?*
 “Any” is used with the same types of nouns.
The only difference is that “any” is used in
negative and interrogative sentences.
 There isn’t any milk left in the fridge.
 Is there any of that lemon cake left?
* Used in requests when you expect “yes” as an answer.

22.  The word “much” is used to refer to a big
quantity of something. It is used in
uncountable nouns.
 How much water do we have to add to the
mixture?
 Try not to add much sugar to your tea.
 On the other hand, the word “many” is used
in countable nouns to refer to a big group of
something.
 How many lemons do you need to do a lemon
pie?
 Not too many, just 2 lemons.